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EasyManager For Windows Version 3.0
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Copyright (C) 1995-1997, TekFocus Corporation
(Please read this file completely before starting)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
-----------------
Manage personal, business and internet addresses, unlimited phone/fax
numbers, email addresses, family relationships, birthdays, marriage
dates. Manage ToDo lists, and Reminders at regular intervals. Manage
subscriptions, credit cards, bank accounts, etc. Export/Import to/from
text files, CompuServe Address Book. Share home/work addresses and phone
numbers, auto-fill partial entries (EasyFill), customize EasyLists to
view, edit and print only the attributes you want, quickly lookup
information (EasyLook), print custom labels and address book. Filter
(EasyFilter) and sort (EasySort) lists and labels in any way you want
to, and more. Dial phone, send email, open web addresses using your
favorite applications. Registration provides free email support, and
free upgrades for atleast one year.
LONG DESCRIPTION
----------------
EasyManager For Windows manages personal information including
internet addresses, ToDo lists, and Reminders. Export/import
relevant information to text files and other programs like
CompuServe Address Book, etc.
Apart from the personal information like postal addresses,
unlimited telephone/fax/email/web addresses, you can also keep
family relationships for persons so you don't have to separately
remember the names and other details of your friends/relatives'
spouses and their children. You can share home addresses and
telephone/fax numbers amongst persons living together so you do
not have to worry about entering the same information multiple
times and maintaining consistency.
You can keep all the details of your accounts like subscription,
bank, credit card, and store accounts. You can manage ToDo lists,
and reminders.
You can easily enter, view, filter, sort and print personal
information on Persons, Businesses, Accounts, ToDo and Reminders.
You can create your own Lists and Labels.
You can export/import data to/from text files and CompuServe
Information Manager Address Book.
Integrated to dial, send email, open url/web address and copy postal
addresses to clipboard using your favorite applications.
FEATURES
--------
The following are the salient features of EasyManager For Windows:
- Six types of objects - Person, Business, Account, ToDo, Reminder
and Group.
- Unlimited Telephone/Fax Numbers for each Person/Business/Account
with description for each number.
- Unlimited Email and internet addresses for each Person/Business/Account.
- Birth and Marriage dates.
- Share home address, home telephone and fax numbers with other
persons so you have to only enter and update the information once.
- Share work address with other persons so you have to only
enter and update the work address change once.
- Maintain Relationships (father, mother, spouse, children)
- Track things to do, prioritize them, and group them.
- Enter Reminders of things you want to be reminded of, and at
what intervals - weekly, monthly, yearly, etc.
- Group objects in any combination you want to. Groups can be
grouped further in other groups.
- Define/Customize EasyLists to view, edit, filter, sort, and
print only the information you want.
- EasyEditor to view and edit all the attributes of one object
at a time.
- EasyExport to export relevant data to text files and other
programs including CompuServe Information Manager Address
Book, Spreadsheets, etc.
- EasyImport to import data from text files and CompuServe
Address Book.
- EasyLabel to create, view, filter, sort and print custom
labels.
- EasyFill to automatically complete partially entered
entries.
- EasyFilter to quickly filter objects in EasyLists and
EasyLabels using any criteria you want.
- EasySort to sort objects in EasyLists and EasyLabels using
any attribute you want.
- EasyLook to quickly look up desired information without
having to open EasyList or EasyEditor. Lookup incrementally.
- Dial phone numbers, send email, open web addresses using your
default applications.
CHANGES FROM VERSION 2.5.1 [From HISTORY.TXT]
--------------------------
- Added capability to filter by a component of the date, i.e. now
you can filter by this/next/previous day/month/year.
- Added URL/Web attribute for Person, Business, and Account objects.
- Added capability to Dial a phone number in Windows 95/NT. It uses
the default dialer that you have setup under Windows 95/NT to dial.
- Added capability to send Email using your default emailer.
- Added capability to open Url/Web address using your default browser.
- Added capability to copy postal address to clipboard so you can easily
paste it in another application.
- You can now print labels starting from any row/col. See the Page
Setup for labels.
- You can now display/print one label only of the selected object.
by checking the "Show selected objects only" check box in the
EasyLabel definition.
- Added right button context sensitive menu to quickly view the
phone/fax numbers, email addresses, Url/Web addresses, and postal
addresses within the menu itself.
- Right button context sensitive menu now is available from EasyLists,
EasyLook and EasyEditor.
- Added hints to help you in editing attributes of objects.
Added general hints to make you more productive.
- Changed the edit behavior within EasyList/EasyEditor such that when
you start editing a cell, it will replace the old contents of the
cell. Previously it appended to the previous content.
- EasyList and EasyLabel menus are now sorted alphabetically.
- Added capability to duplicate EasyFilter, EasySort, EasyList,
and EasyLabel definitions.
- Added password protection.
- Added incremental search capability from within EasyLook. Now you
can do incremental search and the object is selected everywhere.
- Added capability to search for more attributes than key attribute
depending on the object within EasyLook. For Person object it now
searches for Name, Alias and CompanyName. For Business, it now
searches for business name and additional name. For Account, it
searches for account name and description.
- Renamed "Title" attribute of Person object to "Mr./Ms./...".
- Added 2nd street address field for postal addresses.
KEYWORDS
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PIM, EASY MANAGER, WINDOWS, EZMGR, PHONE BOOK, ADDRESS BOOK,
FAMILY, ACCOUNT, BUSINESS, INTERNET, WEB, URL, TODO, REMINDER,
CIM, EXPORT, IMPORT
FILES IN THE PACKAGE [EZMGR251.ZIP]
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1. easymgr.exe : Program Executable File
2. easymgr.def : Program Support File
3. easymgr.hlp : Program Help File
4. easymgr.sdf : Program Support File
5. ssvbx25.vbx : VBX File
6. register.wri : Registration Form in WRITE format
7. register.txt : Registration Form in TEXT format
8. readme.txt : Readme File (This File)
9. history.txt : History of changes in different versions
10. file_id.diz : File for BBS SysOp
11. install.exe : Installation Program
12. winstall.inf : Installation Support File
13. faq.txt : Frequently Asked Questions
14. orgdial.exe : Helper program to dail phone numbers
15. ezupdate.bat : Batch program for updating the customizations
for users upgrading from previous version.
16. easyamgr.dei : 3.0 specific customization information
REQUIREMENTS
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Windows 3.1 or higher running on 486 or higher IBM PC or
compatible. At Least 4 MB RAM required.
INSTALLATION
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If installing from the EZMGRxxx.ZIP file:
[IMPORTANT: READ INSTALLATION NOTES BELOW]
1. Unzip the package by PKUNZIP or any other compatible UNZIP
utility. Unpack it in a directory which is not going to be the
final destination directory where EasyManager For Windows will
be installed.
2. Run install.exe from within Windows Program Manager as
install.exe. [This step is needed to copy all the files to
your destination directory, and to create a Program Group]
If installing from EasyManager For Windows floppy diskette:
1. Insert the diskette to the appropriate drive
2. Run install.exe from within windows Program manager as
a:\install.exe.
Installation Notes:
NOTE 1: During installation, do not specify destination directory
same as source directory. It will confuse the
installation program.
IF YOU ARE UPGRADING READ FOLLOWING NOTES.
NOTE 2: Note your registration number before upgrading. You will need
it when you run this version for the first time.
NOTE 3: If you had previously installed EasyManager For Windows
and you are not upgrading in the same directory as before,
please delete the EasyManager program group first, otherwise
the path information will be incorrect.
NOTE 4: During installation, your previous customizations will not
be restored. However, if you are upgrading from version 2.5 or
2.5.1, you can restore your previous customizations by running
EZUPDATE.BAT from the EasyManager installation directory. This
will allow you to restore your old customizations, and also add
most (but not all) of the new default customizations that come
with this version.
C:> CD EASYMGR
C:EASYMGR> EZUPDATE.BAT
GENERAL ADVICE FOR NEW USERS
----------------------------
These are suggestions for new users to help them get started
quickly and avoid pit falls later on. Ofcourse, you can come up
with your own set of rules depending on your style.
- Before starting, read the Help item "Getting Started".
- Set your preferences. You can get to the Preferences Dialog
from "Edit -> Preferences" menu item.
- To get started, it is easiest to enter all information using
the EasyEditor. EasyLists are more convenient, and also more
versatile once all your data is entered in the program.
- Some predefined EasyLists are already provided for your
convenience. You can define new EasyLists or edit the
definition of an existing EasyLists by clicking on
"EasyLists -> Define EasyList..." menu item.
- Create Person objects to store information of people like
their home, work and email addresses, telephone and fax
numbers, family relationships, age, date of birth and
marriage, etc.
- Create a Business object if you only want to store information
NOT associated with a person but is associated with a business
entity. You can store business name, postal and email address,
telephone and fax numbers, and comments.
- Create Account objects if you want to store information on
your accounts like credit cards, bank cards, subscriptions, etc.
- Create ToDo objects to maintain a list of things to do. An EasyList
of ToDo objects will tell you what things you need to do.
- Create Reminder objects to maintain a list of things you want to
be reminded of and how often. EasyManager will create ToDo objects
automatically to remind you as necessary.
- For Person Objects, specify the following relationships
whenever you can:
- Living With: This will automatically help you share home
address, phone and fax between persons living
together.
Person with whom others are living with is
called the "Primary" Person or "Head of Household".
Be careful whom you select as head of household,
as you can filter objects based on who the head
of household is.
- Working With: This will automatically help you share
Company Name and Work Address between
persons working together. In the next
release, you can also optionally share the
work phone and fax numbers.
- When entering a Person's name, follow a convention of entering
first name, middle name, last name in that order. The names
are split into first, middle and last automatically by
EasyManager.
- To add/create multiple telephone, fax, email addresses from within
EasyList, use the Right Mouse Button Menu. Simply press the
right mouse button by keeing the mouse pointer in the cell where
you want to add a new telephone number, etc. and choose the
appropriate menu item.
- Year part in the Date fields must be specified along with the century.
This is to avoid the problems when we reach year 2000.
Example: 1995 is correct, whereas 95 is not correct.
- Currently, in some cases the first time you open a window within
EasyManager (like EasyList, EasyEditor, etc.) if the window
does not appear on the screen, the window is off-screen. You can
get the window back by clicking on "Tile" or "Cascade" menu
item from the "Window" menu. - This problem is fixed. If you
still see this problem, please report it.
- You must ensure that your system date and time is set correctly for
shareware license to work. You can set the date and time from DOS using
the "Date" and "Time" commands, or from your BIOS setup.
- To quickly go from EasyList to EasyEditor, double-click the "Id" of
the object in the EasyList. It will display the EasyEditor with the
object selected in the EasyEditor.
- To quickly jump to an object that is being referred to by an attribute
of another object in either the EasyList or EasyEditor, press Ctrl+J.
- Don't forget to try the Right mouse button popup menu in EasyLists,
EasyLook and EasyEditor. They are very handy.
COPYRIGHT
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EasyManager For Windows is fully copyrighted by
TekFocus Corporation.
EasyManager, EasyList, EasyEditor, EasyExport, EasyImport,
EasyLook, EasyFill, EasyLabel, EasyFilter, EasySort,
EasyReport, EasyToDo, and EasyReminder are all trademarks of
TekFocus Corporation.
LICENSE
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EasyManager For Windows is NOT free software. EasyManager For
Windows is released as SHAREWARE. This means that you may try the
software for 30 days free of charge. After 30 days, you should
either pay the required registration fees or should stop using
the software and delete the software permanently from your hard
disk.
The REGISTRATION FEE is $17.00 US Dollars.
Registration entitles you to the following:
1. Free upgrades to all future shareware releases of the program
for at least one year.
2. Free technical support via email (em-support@tekfocus.com).
HOW TO REGISTER
---------------
You may register EasyManager in one of the following ways:
- Fill out the registration form (register.txt or register.wri)
and send it along with a check for US $17.00.
- Through Compuserve, GO SWREG, follow instructions to register
shareware. The EasyManager Registration number is 9978.
SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTION
----------------------
You may distribute the package freely to FTP sites, Bulletin
Boards, Shareware/Freeware/Public Domain archives, CD-ROMS,
Magazine Cover Disks and CD-ROMS, etc. Shareware disk vendors
also may also freely distribute the package.
Distribution of the package in any form is subject to ALL the
following conditions;
[1] ALL the files supplied with the progam must be included,
and
[2] NO ATTEMPT must be made to modify or alter ANYTHING in any
of the files,
and
[3] You must not charge ANYTHING for distributing this package
(disk vendors may charge a reasonable fee, for media and
duplication).
DISCLAIMER
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You use "EasyManager For Windows" ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.
I do NOT warranty ANYTHING concerning any of the programs or
files which make up "EasyManager For Windows". I accept NO
RESPONSIBILITY for ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE of ANY kind, including, but
not limited to, losses of a physical, mental, social, financial,
marital, or of whatever nature, resulting from the use, or the
purported use of "EasyManager For Windows", or any of the files
in the package, for any purpose whatsoever. I do not even
warranty that the programs will not kill you.
If these terms are not acceptable to you, then please DELETE all
the files from your disks IMMEDIATELY AND PERMANENTLY.
DOWNLOAD SITES
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You can download EasyManager For Windows from any of the
following locations:
o URL: ftp://ftp.tekfocus.com/ezmgr30.zip
o FTP: ftp.tekfocus.com/ezmgr30.zip
o URL: http://www.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/win3/pim/ezmgr30.zip
o FTP: ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/win3/pim/ezmgr30.zip
o COMPUSERVE: EZMGR.ZIP from WinProd Forum (CIS:WINPROD) Lib #8
(PIMs & Phone Books)]
CONTACT ADDRESS
---------------
Vivek Gupta
TekFocus Corporation
1578 Theo Drive
San Jose, CA 95131
USA.
Email: vivek@tekfocus.com
Tel: 408.452.0110
FILE_ID.DIZ (Reproduced)
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EasyManager For Windows 3.0: Manage postal,
email and internet addresses, unlimited
phones, family relationships, accounts, todo,
reminders etc. Group objects. Export/Import
to/from text files and other applications.
Share addresses & phone numbers, auto-fill
partial entries (EasyFill), customize
EasyLists, quickly lookup information
(EasyLook), EasyFilter & EasySort objects.
Print custom labels, dial, send email, and
more. SHAREWARE (US $17.00) V. Gupta,
TekFoucs Corp. vivek@tekfocus.com.
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TekFocus Corporation
March 1997.